17:00 Lingfield

Wednesday 26 August 2020

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Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 2m 31.46s

(2)

Tiar Na Nog⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: David Egan| T: D J Coakley| OR: 60

4/1

Off 4 months, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (9/2) at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm), but pulled too hard next time. Worth another chance.

Form: 05-5748

(4)

Couldn't Could She⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Charlie Bennett| T: A West| OR: 60

6/1

Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Chepstow (10f, good to firm, 18/1) 40 days ago. Back on last winning mark.

Form: 506-275

(1)

King Athelstan^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: H Crouch| T: G & J Moore| OR: 60| D

13/2

Off 5 months. sixth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 14/1) 21 days ago, unsuited by emphasis on speed. Blinkers back on. Enters calculations back up in trip.

Form: 71-2346

(6)

Tibbie Dunbar^h1³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rob Hornby| T: W S Kittow| OR: 58

17/2

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Modest form at best. Hood on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Needs to improve.

Form: 877

(5)

Nearly Famous⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: G Harris| OR: 58| D

4/1

Flat/hurdles winner for Jessica Harrington who shaped as if retaining her ability after 17 months off at Chepstow in recent months and entitled to come on again.

Form: 0900/54

(9)

Show Of Force^b1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: D C Costello| T: J & S Best| OR: 58

125/1

Visored for 1st time, first run since leaving Keiran Burke when eighth of 10 in handicap at Bath (10.2f, good to firm, 66/1) 13 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. On the downgrade.

Form: 16880/8

(3)

Tulane^t²¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: R T Phillips| OR: 58| BF

5/1

Went close a couple of times off a similar mark at Wolverhampton in the winter and can go close again if ready to go after 7 months out.

Form: 96252-2

(10)

Azor Ahai^t1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S W Kelly| T: George Baker| OR: 57

8/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2018. 22/1, first run since leaving Chris Gordon when seventh of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 21 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 83008-7

(7)

Light Of Air^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Anna Gibson⁽⁷⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 57| D

11/1

Well held both starts on the AW of late after 10 months off but has dipped below last winning mark at least.

Form: 4615-70

Non-Runners

(8)

Kirtling⁵³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 9

T: Andi Brown J: Dylan Hogan

Forecasts

Nearly Famous (4/1), Tiar Na Nog (4/1), Tulane (5/1), Couldn't Could She (6/1), King Athelstan (13/2), Kirtling (7/1), Azor Ahai (8/1), Tibbie Dunbar (17/2), Light Of Air (11/1), Show Of Force (125/1)

TIAR NA NOG continues to ease in the weights and is worth another chance to build on her Windsor run having pulled too hard at Leicester next time. Tulane went close a couple of times at Wolverhampton in the winter and should go well again if ready to go, while Nearly Famous hasn't made a bad start for this yard and is becoming well handicapped.